Multiple choice

Which of the following stages of Plasmodium does not get digested in the stomach of female Anopheles?

  1. Sporozoite

  2. Gametocyte

  3. Erythrocyte

  4. None of these

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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is the mature gametocyte of Plasmodium that is solely responsible for parasite transmission from the mammalian host to the mosquito.